jeffd@ficc.uu.net (jeff daiell) (04/14/89)
OK, I'm confused. If the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania doesn't
own Pennsylvania State University (which, if so, may be why
it's not called Pennsylvania Commonwealth University), then
who does?*
Para un Tejas Libre,
Jeff Daiell
*And no cutesy answers like, "Joe Paterno".
The closer April 15th gets,
the better The Libertarian Party looks.
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Salve lucrum!hoffman@gondor.cs.psu.edu (Richard C. Hoffman) (04/15/89)
Who *owns* The Pennsylvania State University is a rather complex
issue, who *runs* it, is simpler.
"CONTROL
Control of the institution in vested in a Board of Trustees of
thirty-two members. Members ex officio are the Governor of the
Commonwealth; the President of the University; the state Secretary
of Education; the state Secretary of Agriculture; and the state
Secretary of Environmental Resources. Terms of the other trustees
are three years. Six trustees are appointed by the Governor, nine
are elected by the alumni, six by delegates from county agricultural
societies, and six by delegates from county industrial societies."
(The Pennsylvania State University Bulletin,
1985, p. 13.)
The day to day administration is run by professional bureaucrats and
university administrators, much like any other university.
As you can see, while theoretically the state of Pennsylvania has
a part in the running of PSU, no group (even including the various
government officials and Governor-selected trustees together), has a
simple majority on the Board.
I have no particular interest in or expertise regarding the administration
of PSU, but you did ask. Additional discussion should probably go to
misc.misc.
Richard C. Hoffman